The Church Fathers on this verse

Genesis 41:11Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Where in one night both of us dreamed a dream foreboding things to come.

Douay-Rheims

וַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥ה חֲל֛וֹם בְּלַ֥יְלָה אֶחָ֖ד אֲנִ֣י וָה֑וּא אִ֛ישׁ כְּפִתְר֥וֹן חֲלֹמ֖וֹ חָלָֽמְנוּ׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

John Chrysostom

4th centuryChurch Father

He recounts that during the period when he was imprisoned alongside the chief cupbearer, he experienced a dream, which Joseph later interpreted for him. Just as Joseph had foretold, the events unfolded exactly as predicted.

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